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Originally Posted by mickey100
Its a shame. The outreach program is being funded by federal grants and is aimed at assisting needy people in getting the information they need in order to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The "powers that be" that coincidentally have opposed the Patient Affordable Care Act are now are deliberately curtailing the outreach program In Florida, claiming that there are privacy concerns. But federal officials have said repeatedly that consumers will not be asked to provide personal health information to the marketplace, and there will be no such database of information. This is a blatant attempt by Florida to distance itself from the Affordable Care Act at the expense of the needy people who really need subsidized health insurance. How cruel.
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This is another example of sheer stupidity and ignorance on the part of the Governor's office.